Seymour H. Knox I

Seymour H. Knox I
Seymour H. Knox I
BornApril 11, 1861
DiedMay 17, 1915(1915-05-17) (aged 54)
Resting placeForest Lawn Cemetery,
Buffalo, New York
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseGracia Millard Knox
Children4, including Seymour H. Knox II[1]
RelativesSeymour H. Knox III (grandson)
Northrup R. Knox (grandson)
Frank Winfield Woolworth (cousin)
Charles Sumner Woolworth (cousin)

Seymour Horace Knox I (April 11, 1861 – May 17, 1915), was a businessman from Buffalo, New York, who made his fortune in five-and-dime stores.[2] He merged his more than 100 stores with those of his first cousins, Frank Winfield Woolworth and Charles Sumner Woolworth, to form the F. W. Woolworth Company.[3] He went on to hold prominent positions in the merged company as well as Marine Trust Co.[4] He was the father of Seymour H. Knox II and grandfather of Seymour H. Knox III and Northrup Knox, the co-founders of the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League.

  1. ^ "U.S. Supreme Court Helvering v. Campbell". FindLaw. 1941. Retrieved March 17, 2007., (313 U.S. 15 (1941))
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  3. ^ "Seymour Horace Knox". Archived from the original on March 24, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2007.
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